Global Patent Index - EP 2854361 B1

EP 2854361 B1 20170426 - Apparatus and method for protecting communication pattern of network traffic

Title (en)

Apparatus and method for protecting communication pattern of network traffic

Title (de)

Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Schutz des Kommunikationsmusters von Netzwerkverkehr

Title (fr)

Appareil et procédé de protection de motif de communication de trafic de réseau

Publication

EP 2854361 B1 20170426 (EN)

Application

EP 14179173 A 20140730

Priority

KR 20130113929 A 20130925

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2854361A1] Disclosed herein is an apparatus for protecting traffic trend in a network of a control system using artificial communication. In accordance with an embodiment, the apparatus includes a communication terminal device installed in a network and configured to create and filter artificial communication. A communication server device determines whether to create artificial communication at a current time in the communication terminal device, requests a transmitting side-communication terminal device to create artificial communication, and requests a receiving side-communication terminal device to filter the artificial communication.

IPC 8 full level

H04L 29/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H04L 9/00 (2013.01 - KR); H04L 12/22 (2013.01 - KR); H04L 63/1475 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 63/1491 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (examination)

  • EP 2058982 A1 20090513 - NEC CORP [JP]
  • DONGXI LIU ET AL: "Normalizing Traffic Pattern with Anonymity for Mission Critical Applications", SIMULATION SYMPOSIUM, 2004. PROCEEDINGS. 37TH ANNUAL ARLINGTON, VA, USA 18-22 APRIL 2004, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, 1730 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., NW WASHINGTON, DC 20036-1992 USA, 18 April 2004 (2004-04-18), pages 293, XP058238125, ISBN: 978-0-7695-2110-7
  • XINWEN FU ET AL: "Analytical and empirical analysis of countermeasures to traffic analysis attacks", PARALLEL PROCESSING, 2003. PROCEEDINGS. 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON 6-9 OCT. 2003, PISCATAWAY, NJ, USA,IEEE, 6 October 2003 (2003-10-06), pages 483 - 492, XP010664199, ISBN: 978-0-7695-2017-9, DOI: 10.1109/ICPP.2003.1240613

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2854361 A1 20150401; EP 2854361 B1 20170426; KR 101480905 B1 20150113; US 2015089646 A1 20150326; US 9356958 B2 20160531

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14179173 A 20140730; KR 20130113929 A 20130925; US 201414444794 A 20140728